Designer Heidi Ackerman and her sustainable yet fashion forward line heralds in a new generation of colourful and innovative knitwear. Using high quality Eco-materials such as organic wools, cottons and bamboos combined with graphic textile designs Heidi Ackerman shows the world is beautiful, green.

Mastersclass with Sandra Backlund

At the end of October I traveled to San Francisco for an international competition and workshop with the Arts of Fashion Foundation. The foundation seeks to inspire creativity and art within fashion by having European designers teach workshops to North American students.

This year I was honored to work with Sandra Backlund for a workshop she ran called "Knit by Heart". Working with a group of 5 designers we hand knit many pieces and collage them together to create a unique knit garment inspired by chess pieces.

Designer Profile

Heidi Ackerman is a graduate Fashion Designer from Ryerson University in Toronto Ontario. Having studied at UTS in Australia and La Cambre in Brussels, Heidi has discovered a way to combine her two greatest passions - the planet and design.
She is constantly striving to explore sustainability in new ways and show designers and consumers alike that sustainability can be innovative and fashionable.